Ice pick



Feb. 17, 1931. L I H 1,793,378

ICE PICK 'Fil ed June 25, 1928 R12. ,s wn

lNVENTO R ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 17; 1931 V i I 1,793,378

UNITE igTA I nonnnr L. SMITH, or maeeee jriaelm p ICE rlcx i p 1 Application filed J'une 25, i 9as. ii-sein 1 mem v This invention relates to ice picks and its p frame 2 limits the hammerin its uppermost I general object is to provide a pick for chipposition. V ping ice that can be used in a manner for The hammer is in the nature of a sleeve chipping a piece of ice in substantially the formed from' Weighted material such as a 5 sizedesired, as the penetrating point of the composition including lead or thelikeg'and '55 pick is retained in fixed position upon a surroundstheshank for slidable movement 1. cake'of ice when the pick is put into operation, thereon between the frame and the loop 3 as p with the result the piece is broken away from will be apparent. The shank extends a conthe cake in aline from the point engaged by siderable distance below the loop 3 and ter- 1a the penetrating point. minates in a penetrating point 5. 60

A further object of the invention is to pro- Thejframe 2 has secured to its longitudinal vide an ice pick of the sliding hammer type portions a strip of material 6 which'has its that has fasteningv means thereon to accom-, longitudinal edges curved upon themselves modate advertising matter and saidmea ns and Wrapped about the longitudinal portions" also acts in the capacity of one of the stops of the frame as best shown in Figure 2. The 65 for limiting'the movement of the hammer lower longitudinal edge of thestrip is rein one direction. 7 Y cessedso as to accommodate for the passage Another'object of the invention is to proof the shank 2 fromits juncture with. the vide an ice pick of the character set forth, frame, the shank andafra'me being formed in- 25 that is simple in construction, inexpensive to tegral as shown. The strip 6 is adapted to 7D manufacture and efficient in operation and have p inted 0 Otherwise med eon service. 7 a advertising matter of any description, and This invention also consists incertain other the strip as well as the frame 2 acts in the ca e features of construction and in the combinapacity of a handle during the use of the pick tion and arrangement of the several parts, From the above description and disclosure ?5 to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated of the drawings, it will be obvious thatI have in the accompanying drawings and s'pecifi providedan ice pick that is capable of chipcally pointed out in the appended claim. a p g Ice i pieces of s bs tia ly a sizede- In describing my invention in detaiL'ref- Slred, s the penetrating point is positioned 39 erence will be had to the accompanyingdrawne C P fICaand held thereon ings wherein like characters denote like or through the n ume h y-of e h n e, corresponding parts throughout the several thenPe the mm PQ p the views, d i hi h; portlon ofthe shankbejtweentheframe and Figure 1 is a front View of the pick forming 100P 3 to P3 3 a h mm lpg actlOIt 19 the subject matter'of the present invention. .fl p l e he fi ea W111 n P Fi ure 2 is an edge elevation thereof show-' e sp l g lnto the 'w ing parts n Section V p w will break 'from'alme from the penetrating Referring to the drawings in detail, the fi t a r h v numeral 1 indicates the shank of the pick," and V t gg f rom e Ioregomg descnp 00 formed with the upper end of the shank. and lon t at 9 ac vantages and novel features: a

a f m inventionwill be readil a arent. dis osed insubstantlall rectan ilar forma- Q r y pp tiogis a ham-e 2 mgg respect to Ides1re lttobe understood thatlmaymake the shank in a manner whereby the latter changes In the constructlon and'm the comdepends centrally therefrom as best shown in Fi ill in the sco e of the a end d clai 1 The shank 1 is looped upon itself adjacent 71 m; l l i i Pp e m i one end as 3 and this l p pr v d s th61OW4 An ice pick of the vcharacter described comer stop for limiting the movement of the hamprising a shank, arecta'ngular frame formed at men a in its lowermost position, while the at right'anglesjwith one end thereof, a strip. ea

bination "and arrangement 'of the 1 several, parts, provided thatsuch changes v-fallwitha of material having its longitudinal edges curved upon themselves and disposedabout the longitudinal portions of the frame, said strip and frame providing a handle for the pick, a penetrating point formed at the opposite end of said shank, said shank being looped upon itself adjacent the penetrating point to provide a stop, and a weighted sleeve in the nature of a hammer mounted for slidable movement on that .portion of the shank between the looped portion and handle for engagement with the looped portion to set up 7 a hammering action.

In testimony whereof I afiix mysignatnre.

ROBERT L. SMITH. 

